"River Rock" or "Pebble" flooring

[CentralNYer]

Looking for a contractor who installs lanai flooring called "river rock" or "pebbles" flooring. Not sure if these names are correct. Have friends who had "Pebbles and Pavers, LLC" install theirs back in 2006 but website is no longer functional. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks!:wave:

[jblum315]

River Rock also called Chatahoochee. Google Chatahoochee I think you will find somebody

[asianthree]

River Rock also called Chatahoochee. Google Chatahoochee I think you will find somebody

Matt installs river rock.. You will love it.. There are couple of threads to look at

[kaydee]

Mid State Stone / 352-245-1990 or Matt Allums / 352-253-0622
We love our Chattahoochee Riverrock floor in our lanai

[salpal]

Matt did our lanai last week. Great job. We had two estimates, Matt was $125 cheaper.
352-253-0622

[Rollie]

Anyone had cleaning issues with this stuff. Seems like the texture would make cleaning difficult.

Rollie

[alanmcdonald]

Matt did ours lanai and outside concrete pad, we love it.

It is sealed with urethane so cleaning is just a wet Swifter.

[Uptown Girl]

Anyone had cleaning issues with this stuff. Seems like the texture would make cleaning difficult.

Rollie

It is water permeable, and very smooth to the touch. Stays remarkably clean.
We have had ours for 3 years and I have never had to scrub.

Coffee with lots of cream and sugar was spilled on it- the coffee ran through, but there was still the residue of cream and sugar. A douse of soapy water and a microfiber cloth was all that was needed.

If you go to the top of this forum page and click on the search feature, then type in Chattahoochee, you will find a lot of posted recommendations to research.
:wave:

[CentralNYer]

Thank you ! Just had Matt Allums do our enclosed lanai - loving the new look. Would recommend his work, may have him back to do our front walkway. His number is : 352-253-0622. Covering is called: "Chattahoochee RiverRock" and he has 8 or 10 color combinations.

[rn1tv]

I agree, Matt Allums is top notch, professional, dependable, and extremely reasonable. His phone # is 352-253-0622. He initially did one of our lanais and we had him return to do our wrap around concrete patio. We love it!

[asianthree]

It nice to walk on with bare feet

[NYGUY]

I always laugh when I read about chattahoochee. In 1990, when we moved to Miami (from NJ), a co-worker was moving there also. We both used the same realtor and were looking in the same area. Our friends found a home first and about a week later we found a home we liked two blocks away. The flooring on there lanai/pool area (by the way, even though the pool portion of the area was screened, it is all called a lanai in that area of Florida....the term "bird cage" is not used) was cool deck while our lanai/pool flooring was chattahoochee. Our realtor told us there flooring was "far superior" to ours. After that, we always felt like we got the "cheap-o" stuff!!

[thelegges]

I agree, Matt Allums is top notch, professional, dependable, and extremely reasonable. His phone # is 352-253-0622. He initially did one of our lanais and we had him return to do our wrap around concrete patio. We love it!

After three years ours looks great. Matt did a great job

[Carl in Tampa]

I always laugh when I read about chattahoochee. In 1990, when we moved to Miami (from NJ), a co-worker was moving there also. We both used the same realtor and were looking in the same area. Our friends found a home first and about a week later we found a home we liked two blocks away. The flooring on there lanai/pool area (by the way, even though the pool portion of the area was screened, it is all called a lanai in that area of Florida....the term "bird cage" is not used) was cool deck while our lanai/pool flooring was chattahoochee. Our realtor told us there flooring was "far superior" to ours. After that, we always felt like we got the "cheap-o" stuff!!

When I bought my home in Tampa the screen-enclosed pool deck was river rock. I found that it got very hot in the afternoon sun.

I finally replaced it with Cool Deck, and I find it both cooler and more attractive. It can be re-painted in a different color if you want to change your decor.

I agree with the realtor; Cool Deck is far superior to river rock.

[NYGUY]

When I bought my home in Tampa the screen-enclosed pool deck was river rock. I found that it got very hot in the afternoon sun.

I finally replaced it with Cool Deck, and I find it both cooler and more attractive. It can be re-painted in a different color if you want to change your decor.

I agree with the realtor; Cool Deck is far superior to river rock.

:agree:

And, when we moved from Miami to Tampa, we had cool deck...no more "cheap-o"!!

[rn1tv]

I think the key here is "for the lanai." There is no sun/heat issue because it's enclosed so it comes down to personal preference...not "cheapo."

[Uptown Girl]

The river rock we have is not 'less quality'- just a different product.

It is not cooler (in full sun) than Kool Deck- as Kool Deck has a base of powdered limestone, where the river rock is composed of granite pebbles.
BOTH are cooler than plain concrete, however.

True Kool Deck is recommended (for best application) to be used on green concrete (that is, newly poured)
There are similar products (next generation acrylic) for use on older concrete, or to renew an older Kool Deck surface. (Kool Deck does fade)

If by the term 'cheap-o' you meant COST rather than quality, you've been misinformed on that.
Ours is slightly more than one inch thick and was hand troweled. Not inexpensive.
One of the best things about the rock is that it is water permeable. No puddles.
We have it both under roof and exposed to the sun, where it sparkles!

Kool Deck is neat too. We are incorporating it into our next new project.

[NYGUY]

The river rock we have is not 'less quality'- just a different product.

It is not cooler (in full sun) than Kool Deck- as Kool Deck has a base of powdered limestone, where the river rock is composed of granite pebbles.
BOTH are cooler than plain concrete, however.

True Kool Deck is recommended (for best application) to be used on green concrete (that is, newly poured)
There are similar products (next generation acrylic) for use on older concrete, or to renew an older Kool Deck surface. (Kool Deck does fade)

If by the term 'cheap-o' you meant COST rather than quality, you've been misinformed on that.
Ours is slightly more than one inch thick and was hand troweled. Not inexpensive.
One of the best things about the rock is that it is water permeable. No puddles.
We have it both under roof and exposed to the sun, where it sparkles!

Kool Deck is neat too. We are incorporating it into our next new project.

Good analysis!!...And no, "cheap-o" was meant to convey how the realtor made us feel.